CS3008:03
Fluid Mechanics
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
39 hours lectures, 39 hours tutorials, laboratory sessions, demonstrations, site visits and seminars. Semester 2.
Properties of fluids. Hydrostatics. Fluid kinematics. Fluid dynamics. Finite control volume analysis. Integral conservation equations. Infinitesimal control volume analysis. NavierStokes Equations. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer concepts. Pipe flow. Flowinduced forces. Open channel flow.
Learning Objectives:
- understand and define basic fluid concepts, properties and variables;
- understand the derivations of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis;
- understand the simplifications and assumptions of the fluid equations commonly used in engineering analysis;
- develop the ability to work both individually and as part of a team in the analysis and design aspects of fluid mechanics problems.
Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).